New trend?

So, I've been rewatching movies by my favorite directors because of the project, and obviously the Oscar season.
I noticed, that many directors of indiesque films, have a tendency to do two kinds of shots: long takes room to room, following a person, and close ups of their action.

In Roma, Cuaron starts the film with Cleo washing the floor of the garage, but you can only see a portion of her action from a high angle. Here's a clip:

There you can also see the long take from her turning off the lights and the camera follows her from room to room.

Of course i couldn't do this post without mentioning Wes Anderson, because it wouldn't be my blog. In Moonrise Kingdom's opening scene, the same technique is used to introduce the family to the audience, as well as their family dynamic:

Damien Chazelle did the same long take shot for the "Someone in the Crowd" musical number in La La Land:

Peter Hoar, does his own take with this technique in the first episode of The Umbrella Academy, by showing the house completely, and therefore all of the characters at the same time, but also showing individual shots of each one. Due to my resources i wont be able to do this but i still thought it was worth mentioning:

I believe this creates a very personal "following the characters" feel, which is what i want to achieve with my opening scene. My film needs to feel like a peeping into their life, day to day life, to make it raw and vulnerable, and i believe drawing inspiration from this shot will help me do that.

The use of close ups is something i really want to use in my film, because again it creates a vulnerable, personal connection with the audience, if used correctly.

In this clip of 2016 close ups,  we can see shots from Moonlight,  Arrival, 10 Cloverfield Lane, etc. It is evident the strong effect this shots can have on films and how interesting they can be. I've now decided on having a girl dancing in the train station for money, preferably ballet, and doing a close up on her feet and the coins hitting the cup, as well as her eyes. I've been obsessed with eye and sky shots so i want to include them in my scene.

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Moments, Musical, director. "Someone In The Crowd" La La Land (2016 Official Movie Clip). YouTube, YouTube, 10 Apr. 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7RmBgq4tT4.

Hatchell, Tiarnan, director. Roma (2018) | Cinematography Reel. YouTube, YouTube, 14 Dec. 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS2lhcz47m8.

Blanco, Wes Anderson, director. YouTube. YouTube, YouTube, 1 June 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkv8ipgsmfU.

Views, 999.999, director. YouTube. YouTube, YouTube, 2 Mar. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrJOiROcH04.

Kinder, Nick, director. YouTube. YouTube, YouTube, 26 Dec. 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9-WfeJzQi0.